Looking for this year’s Bendigo Cup betting tips, field, form guide and info on how to bet on the Bendigo Cup in 2025? The expert tipsters at Neds have put together everything you need to know on the race.
Bendigo Cup 2025 Results
The official 2025 Bendigo Cup results will be available below once the race takes place on Wednesday October 29, 2025.
- #4 Sayedaty Sadaty
- #6 Quietness
- #14 Raging Bull
Ciaron Maher’s five-year-old gelding Sayedaty Sadaty ($6.50) was strong late charging down the front-running favourite Quietness to secure an impressive one-length win in the 2025 Ladbrokes Bendigo Cup results and move closer to securing a spot in the Melbourne Cup field on November 4.
| 4. Sayedaty Sadaty (3) J: Harry Coffey54kg 11330T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 6. Quietness (13) J: Jamie Melham54kg 22x34T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 14. Raging Bull (4) J: Patrick Moloney54kg 19543T: Arthur Pace | ||
| 7. Don Diego De Vega (12) J: Michael Dee54kg 1x606T: Annabel & Rob Archibald | ||
| 3. Interpretation (14) J: Teo Nugent54kg 3x070T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 9. Strawberry Rock (2) J: Celine Gaudray54kg 60x00T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 13. Alma Rise (11) J: Luke Nolen54kg 03x86T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | ||
| 1. Arapaho (1) J: Rachel King61kg x3640T: Bjorn Baker | ||
| 5. Mark Twain (6) J: Jordan Childs54kg 86000T: Roger James & Robert Wellwood | ||
| 2. Hezashocka (8) J: Beau Mertens54.5kg 540x4T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr | ||
| 11. God's Window (5) J: Jye McNeil54kg 6x752T: Chris Waller | ||
| 10. Age Of Sail (10) J: Declan Bates54kg 0x371T: Kris Lees | ||
| 12. Taramansour (7) J: Lachlan Neindorf54kg 00538T: Phillip Stokes | ||
| 8. Earl Of Tyrone (9) J: Logan Bates54kg 8x000T: Ciaron Maher |
Part of the Victorian Spring Racing Carnival, the Bendigo Cup had only been upgraded to a Group listing within the past few years but has already become a key country spring cup event offering $500,000 in prize money as of 2022.
Contested on the Wednesday prior to Victoria Derby Day, the Bendigo Cup race takes place over 2400m and is held less than a week out from the iconic Melbourne Cup.
Potentially, the Bendigo Cup winner could continue onto a start in the ‘race that stops a nation’.
If a horse has done well in this race, they may also find themselves well placed to enter the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (VRC), Ballarat Cup or Zipping Classic over the remainder of the spring racing season.
The 2021 Bendigo Cup form was franked with the second placegetter Smokin’ Romans returning in the spring of 2022 to win the Group 3 Naturalism Stakes (2000m) and the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) before starting the short-priced favourite in the Caulfield Cup.
The 2021 Bendigo Cup winner Wentwood meanwhile went on to finish 3rd in both the Group 3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) and Group 2 Sandown Classic (2400m) that spring.
The 2022 Bendigo Cup winner High Emocean franked the form with a third to stablemate Gold Trip in that year’s Melbourne Cup trifecta.
The stable went back-to-back in the 2023 Bendigo Cup results with the fellow Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Interpretation saluting for the punters.
David Eustace’s UK-based brother Harry Eustace won the 2024 Bendigo Cup with classy raider Sea King.
Maher celebrated his third Bendigo Cup victory with Sayedaty Sadaty in 2025.
Bendigo Cup 2025 – Quick Information
- 2025 Race Name: Ladbrokes Bendigo Cup
- Race Day: Wednesday October 29, 2025
- Track Location: Bendigo Racecourse
- Track Surface: Turf
- Track Direction: Left-handed
- Race Distance: 2,400 metres
- Weight Conditions: Handicap
- Qualification: Open
- Type: Thoroughbred
- Grade: Group 3
- Operator: Bendigo Jockey Club
- Prize Purse: $500,000
- Inaugural Race: 1868
- 2025 Bendigo Cup Winner: Sayedaty Sadaty
Bendigo Cup Betting 2025
There are many different ways to bet on the Bendigo Cup, and we have included some of the most popular options below:
| Bet Type | How To Place This Type Of Bet In This Year’s Bendigo Cup |
|---|---|
| Win Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s Bendigo Cup. |
| Place Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Bendigo Cup. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds. |
| Each-Way Bet | If your runner finishes 1st in the Bendigo Cup, you will collect both the Win and the Place dividend. If your horse finishes 2nd or 3rd you will collect the Place dividend. |
| Quinella Bet | You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in any order, within the Bendigo Cup, in order to win the Quinella. |
| Exacta Bet | You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order, within the Bendigo Cup to win the Exacta. |
| Trifecta Bet | You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the Bendigo Cup to win the Trifecta. |
| First Four | You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the Bendigo Cup to win the First 4. |
| Quadrella Bet (Quaddie) | You must select the winners of four nominated races to win the Quaddie. This means you would have to select three other races apart from the Bendigo Cup, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie. |
How To Bet On The Bendigo Cup in 2025
- Log in at neds.com.au
- Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
- Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Bendigo Cup Betting above).
- Select the horse(s) for the race.
Which Horse Will Win The Bendigo Cup in 2025
The best way to pick which will win the Bendigo Cup in 2025 is to take into account their lead-up form in the spring staying races and look at the weight they are allocated in the field.
- Internationals – Entrants from other countries are quite common as the event serves as a Melbourne Cup lead-up race and the last overseas-trained horses to win were the Charlie Appleby-trained duo Francis Of Assisi (2016) and Qewy (2017) followed in 2024 by the Harry Eustace-trained UK galloper Sea King.
- Coongy Lead-Up: Caulfield’s Group 3 Coongy Cup (2000m) run on Thousand Guineas Day serves as a nice lead-up into the Bendigo Cup field. Wentwood (2nd in 2021) was the last Bendigo Cup winner to come out of the Coongy Cup race.
Bendigo Cup 2025 Favourites
Favourites in 2025 Bendigo Cup betting include in form mare Quietness to be ridden by Jamie Melham from a wide barrier 13 draw, Chris Waller’s early market mover God’s Window up in grade, and Sayedaty Sadaty for Ciaron Maher who has prepared two of the past three Bendigo Cup winners.
Sertorius ($3.80 in 2013) followed by High Emocean ($2.30 in 2022) and Interpretation ($2.70 in 2023) are the latest Bendigo Cup favourites to win.
Bendigo Cup 2025 Field
The official 2025 Bendigo Cup field of final acceptances is announced the Monday of race week and will be published in full below.
The Ladbrokes Bendigo Cup 2025 final field features a line-up of smart stayers including some last-minute Melbourne Cup hopefuls led in betting by John O’Shea & Tom Charlton’s six-year-old mare Quietness coming off a fourth in the Group 3 Coongy Cup.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1. Arapaho
J: Rachel King
T: Bjorn Baker |
1x3640 | G | 1 | 61kg | |
|
2. Hezashocka
J: Beau Mertens
T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr |
6540x4 | G | 8 | 54.5kg | |
|
3. Interpretation
J: Teo Nugent
T: Ciaron Maher |
63x070 | G | 14 | 54kg | |
|
4. Sayedaty Sadaty
J: Harry Coffey
T: Ciaron Maher |
311330 | G | 3 | 54kg | |
|
5. Mark Twain
J: Jordan Childs
T: Roger James & Robert Wellwood |
x86000 | G | 6 | 54kg | |
|
6. Quietness
J: Jamie Melham
T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton |
322x34 | M | 13 | 54kg | |
|
7. Don Diego De Vega
J: Michael Dee
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
41x606 | G | 12 | 54kg | |
|
8. Earl Of Tyrone
J: Logan Bates
T: Ciaron Maher |
28x000 | G | 9 | 54kg | |
|
9. Strawberry Rock
J: Celine Gaudray
T: Ciaron Maher |
260x00 | G | 2 | 54kg | |
|
10. Age Of Sail
J: Declan Bates
T: Kris Lees |
40x371 | G | 10 | 54kg | |
|
11. God's Window
J: Jye McNeil
T: Chris Waller |
46x752 | G | 5 | 54kg | |
|
12. Taramansour
J: Lachlan Neindorf
T: Phillip Stokes |
000538 | G | 7 | 54kg | |
|
13. Alma Rise
J: Luke Nolen
T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman |
103x86 | M | 11 | 54kg | |
|
14. Raging Bull
J: Patrick Moloney
T: Arthur Pace |
919543 | G | 4 | 54kg |
Bendigo Cup 2025 Tips
Favourite: #6 Quietness ($3.70 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Best Bet: #4 Sayedaty Sadaty ($6 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Best Roughie: #2 Hezashocka ($27 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Our insider 2025 Bendigo Cup tips will be detailed above the week of the race and a complete Bendigo Cup tipping post available on the Neds Blog.
CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2025 BENDIGO CUP DAY PREVIEW & TIPS
Bendigo Cup Race Day 2025
2025 Bendigo Cup Day takes place on Wednesday the 29th of October 2025 at Bendigo Racecourse.
Bendigo Cup 2025 Nominations
2025 Bendigo Cup nominations close at 12 PM on the Thursday prior to the race.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 651540×371 | AGE OF SAIL (GB) | G | 7 | Kris Lees | 91 |
| 2 | 0x87103x86 | ALMA RISE (NZ) | M | 5 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 81 |
| 3 | 55241×3640 | ARAPAHO (FR) | G | 9 | Bjorn Baker | 112 |
| 4 | 782959×000 | ATHABASCAN (FR) | G | 7 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 98 |
| 5 | 1x0x084664 | BERKELEY SQUARE | G | 6 | Dan O’Sullivan | 102 |
| 6 | x54248x626 | BERKSHIRE BREEZE (IRE) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher | 97 |
| 7 | 07344×7451 | BRAYDEN STAR (GB) | G | 7 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 99 |
| 8 | 0x80x48x47 | CLEVELAND (IRE) | G | 8 | Kris Lees | 97 |
| 9 | 0x4541x606 | DON DIEGO DE VEGA (FR) | G | 6 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 93 |
| 10 | 0x1x28x000 | EARL OF TYRONE (IRE) | G | 8 | Ciaron Maher | 92 |
| 11 | 44031×2547 | FERAGO | G | 9 | Patrick F Ryan Jnr | 77 |
| 12 | 121213×775 | FERNAO (IRE) | G | 7 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 86 |
| 13 | 10x112x313 | GILDED WATER (GB) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 92 |
| 14 | 502346×752 | GOD’S WINDOW (GB) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 89 |
| 15 | 21253×0838 | GRAND PIERRO | G | 6 | Jason Warren | 95 |
| 16 | 17425x9x00 | HERMAN HESSE (GB) | G | 9 | Ciaron Maher | 100 |
| 17 | x7726540x4 | HEZASHOCKA (NZ) | G | 8 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 99 |
| 18 | 202763×070 | INTERPRETATION (IRE) | G | 8 | Ciaron Maher | 97 |
| 19 | 1231×86000 | MARK TWAIN (NZ) | G | 6 | Roger James & Robert Wellwood | 96 |
| 20 | 4226×41231 | MICKIO | G | 5 | Matthew Enright | 65 |
| 21 | x803441471 | NAVY KING (NZ) | G | 5 | Symon Wilde | 76 |
| 22 | 8x4x8x112x | POINT KING (IRE) | G | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 102 |
| 23 | x460x8x866 | POST IMPRESSIONIST (IRE) | G | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 97 |
| 24 | 110x322x34 | QUIETNESS (GB) | M | 6 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 94 |
| 25 | 384×919543 | RAGING BULL | G | 7 | Arthur Pace | 74 |
| 26 | x0x2311330 | SAYEDATY SADATY (IRE) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 97 |
| 27 | 52x05x0027 | SCARY (NZ) | H | 4 | Emma-Lee & David Browne | 91 |
| 28 | 60310×7294 | SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) | G | 9 | Ciaron Maher | 105 |
| 29 | 32×8233512 | SO YOU ARE | G | 4 | Stirling Osland | 84 |
| 30 | 7210260×00 | STRAWBERRY ROCK (IRE) | G | 9 | Ciaron Maher | 92 |
| 31 | 235×000538 | TARAMANSOUR (IRE) | G | 9 | Phillip Stokes | 89 |
| 32 | 84212×8082 | TORRANZINO (NZ) | G | 6 | Paul Preusker | 98 |
| 33 | 8x778x6385 | YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) | G | 8 | Danny O’Brien | 97 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Bendigo Cup 2025 Weights
Handicap conditions apply to this race. The official 2025 Bendigo Cup weights are declared at 4PM on the Friday prior to the race with final weights to be published in our above Bendigo Cup Field section.
2025 Bendigo Cup Topweight:
- #1 Arapaho (61kg)
Bendigo Cup 2025 Acceptances
2025 Bendigo Cup final acceptances must occur before 9 AM on the Monday of race week and will be published in our above Bendigo Cup Field section.
Bendigo Cup 2025 jockeys
Riders must be declared by 12 PM on the Monday of race week with the official 2025 Bendigo Cup jockeys to be published in our above Bendigo Cup Field section.
Bendigo Cup Scratchings 2025
2025 Bendigo Cup scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Wednesday the 29th of October 2025.
Bendigo Cup Prize Money 2025
The 2025 Bendigo Cup prize money is set at $500,000 in total, distributed from places first through to eighth.
| Place | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1st | $300,000 |
| 2nd | $90,000 |
| 3rd | $45,000 |
| 4th | $22,500 |
| 5th | $12,500 |
| 6th | $10,000 |
| 7th | $10,000 |
| 8th | $10,000 |
Bendigo Cup Race Number 2025
The 2025 Bendigo Cup race number is scheduled as Bendigo Race 7 at 4:20pm (AEDT) on Wednesday the 29th of October 2025. There are nine races in total that day at Bendigo Racecourse.
Bendigo Cup 2025 Form Guide
The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2025 Bendigo Cup Form Guide following final acceptances.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 BENDIGO CUP FORM GUIDE
Bendigo Cup Live 2025
You can tune into the 2025 Bendigo Cup live, across the following mediums.
Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)
Radio: Radio Sport National
Free to air television: 7 Network; Cannels 78 (and 68 in regional areas)
Streaming: Racing.com; 7Live
Mobile: Neds App
Bendigo Cup Winners
Winners of the Bendigo Cup going back to 1999 are displayed in the table below. If you would like to view the full list of Bendigo Cup winners, going all the way back to 1946, please visit our Bendigo Cup winners’ page.
| Year | Winner | Trainer/s | Jockey | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SayedatySadaty | Ciaron Maher | Harry Coffey | 2:29.20 |
| 2024 | Sea King | Harry Eustace | Declan Bates | 2:27.82 |
| 2023 | Interpretation | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Michael Dee | 2:28.52 |
| 2022 | High Emocean | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Harry Coffey | 2:34.43 |
| 2021 | Wentwood | Maddie Raymond | Harry Coffey | 2:27.90 |
| 2020 | Princess Jenni | David Brideoake | Jye McNeil | 2:29.32 |
| 2019 | Top Of The Range | Michael Moroney | William Pike | 2:27.41 |
| 2018 | Red Alto | Brent Stanley | Michael Walker | 2:28.51 |
| 2017 | Qewy | Charlie Appleby | Kerrin McEvoy | 2:27.50 |
| 2016 | Francis Of Assisi | Charlie Appleby | Kerrin McEvoy | 2:28.36 |
| 2015 | The Offer | Gai Waterhouse | Michael Walker | 2:28.51 |
| 2014 | Bring Something | Ken Keys | Luke Nolen | 2:29.43 |
| 2013 | Sertorius | Bruce Elkington | Ryan Maloney | 2:30.79 |
| 2012 | Puissance De Lune | Darren Weir | Glen Boss | 2:27.97 |
| 2011 | Tanby | Robert Hickmott | Steven King | 2:28.72 |
| 2010 | Dream Pedlar | Troy Blacker | Craig Williams | 2:18.22 |
| 2009 | Zupacool | John Symons & Sheila Laxon | Luke Nolen | 2:15.00 |
| 2008 | Banana Man | Michael Kent | Michelle Payne | 2:28.85 |
| 2007 | Captious | Mick Price | Craig Newitt | 2:31.93 |
| 2006 | Gallic | Graeme Rogerson | Steven Arnold | 2:31.93 |
| 2005 | True Courser | Darren Weir | Peter Mertens | 2:30.32 |
| 2004 | Gallic | Graeme Rogerson | Danny Nikolic | 2:32.56 |
| 2003 | Western Waters | Sydney Catherall | Wayne Hokai | 2:28.31 |
| 2002 | Forlorna | Sheila Laxon | John Didham | 2:31.35 |
| 2001 | Saboteur | David Hall | Luke Currie | 2:28.30 |
| 2000 | Yammer | Tony Noonan | Nash Rawiller | 2:34.45 |
| 1999 | Majestic Avenue | Russell Cameron | Craig Williams | 2:28.33 |
How do I bet on the 2025 Bendigo Cup?
Log in at neds.com.au
Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Bendigo Cup Betting).
Select the horse(s) for the race.
Which horse will win the 2025 Bendigo Cup?
The best way to pick which will win the Bendigo Cup in 2025 is to take into account their lead-up form in the spring staying races and look at the weight they are allocated in the field.
Internationals - Entrants from other countries are quite common as the event serves as a Melbourne Cup lead-up race and the last overseas-trained horses to win were the Charlie Appleby-trained duo Francis Of Assisi (2016) and Qewy (2017) followed in 2024 by the Harry Eustace-trained UK galloper Sea King.
Coongy Lead-Up: Caulfield's Group 3 Coongy Cup (2000m) run on Thousand Guineas Day serves as a nice lead-up into the Bendigo Cup field. Wentwood (2nd in 2021) was the last Bendigo Cup winner to come out of the Coongy Cup race.